The Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Volume II (Volume II

by Arthur Conan Doyle, William S. Baring-Gould (Editor)

V. From Dr. Watson's return to Baker Street to his marriage to Mary Morstan (late December, 1887, or early January, 1888, to circa May 1, 1889): 36. The hound of the Baskervilles --
VII. From Holme's return to Dr. Watson;s third marriage (Thursday, April 5, 1894, to October, 1902): 48. "You may have read of the remarkable explorations of a Norwegian named Sigerson" --
VI. From Dr. Watson's second marriage to the disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (circa May 1, 1889, to Monday, May 4, 1891): 38. The Boscombe Valley mystery --
IX. Sherlock Holmes in retirement: 77. The friends of Mr. Sherlock Holmes will be glad to learn that he is still alive and well --
VIII. The partnership comes to a close (January to October, 1903): 72. The adventure of the blanched soldier --
69. The disappearnce of Lady Frances Carfax --
63. The adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton --
67. The adventure of Shoscombe Old Place --
66. The adventure of the Priory School --
50. The adventure of the golden pince-nez --
58. The adventure of the missing three-quarter --
56. The adventure of the Veiled Lodger --
55. The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans --
59. The adventure of the Abbey Grange --
65. The problem of Thor Bridge --
68. The adventure of the three Garridebs --
60. The adventure of the devil's foot --
54. The adventure of the Norwood builder --
74. The adventure of the Mazarin stone --
57. The adventure of the Sussex vampire --
64. The adventure of the six Napoleons --
42. The adventure of the engineer's thumb --
53. The adventure of Black Peter --
78. The adventure of the lion's mane --
44. The adventure of Wisteria Lodge --
46. The Adventure of the beryl coronet --
70. The adventure of the illustrious client --
73. The adventure of the three gables --
62. The adventure of the retired colourman --
52. The adventure of the solitary cyclist --
71. The adventure of the red circle --
37. The adventure of the copper beeches --
51. The adventure of the three students --
61. The adventure of the dancing men --
76. The adventure of the creeping man --
49. The adventure of the empty house --
75. "It is undoubtedly queer" --
39. The stockbroker's clerk --
43. The crooked man --
40. The naval treaty --
47. The final problem --
41. The cardboard box --
45. Silver Blaze --
L'envoi.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Lady Wesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Santa Claus brought me this book many, many years ago, which was where I first learned that highly educated grown-up people argued about whether November 3, 1878, was a Tuesday or a Wednesday.

I still own it and use it. A must-have for devoted Sherlock fans.

[Greg Burton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't know how many times through the complete Sherlock Holmes this was, probably the fourth. As with the Beatles, the tendency is to think, hey, they probably really aren't that great, it's just familiarity, better check again - no wait they are that great.

This annotated edition is also a lot of fun - hopefully someone will take up the mantle and start producing annotated editions of other beloved short story collections.

[Bubba · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Hound of the Baskervilles," "The Final Problem," "The Empty House," "The Devil's Foot"...what else need I say?

[Danae]

Review to follow.